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LiveEdge Max: Enable Deinterlacing or UHD on Input Channels

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With the release of software version V10.5.0, the LiveEdge Max now supports the ability to encode interlaced SDI and HDMI inputs. This article is applicable to Max devices only. See all supported HDMI resolutions here and SDI resolutions here.

This article applies to Videon's LiveEdge Max, LiveEdge Max 2, EZ Max, or EZ Max 2 products.

Table of Contents:

 

Check the Current Input Mode:

Via local REST API:

  1. Navigate to port 8091 of the Videon device's local IP address in a web browser:
    • http://device_ip:8091
    • You will see an API UI like the following:
  2. Scroll down and click the dropdown arrow for fpga

     
  3. Click the dropdown for the blue GET request to endpoint /v1/fpga/mode
  4. Click Try it out
  5. Click Execute
  6. Under Responses, check what the response shows. The default mode is UHD as shown below:
  7. The two modes available are UHD and Deinterlacing. UHD is the default mode and permits the ingestion of 4K video to the inputs of the device but does not offer an active deinterlacer. Deinterlacing can be enabled to ingest interlaced video to the inputs of the device, but will not allow the device to ingest 4K video to the inputs when enabled.

Via LiveEdge Cloud API:

See the pre-requisites for using LiveEdge Cloud API here.

  1. Send Device Command with the following payload:
    • { 
"command": "rest_direct_get", 
"rest_endpoint": ":8091/v1/fpga/mode"
}
      • Example:
  2. Get Device Command Response
    • Example:
  3. Observe the Body of the Response from the request in step #2. The default mode is UHD as shown below:
  4. The two modes available are UHD and Deinterlacing. UHD is the default mode and permits the ingestion of 4K video to the inputs of the device but does not offer an active deinterlacer. Deinterlacing can be enabled to ingest interlaced video to the inputs of the device, but will not allow the device to ingest 4K video to the inputs when enabled.

 

Enable "Deinterlacing" Mode:

Via local REST API:

  1. Navigate to port 8091 of the Videon device's local IP address in a web browser:
    • http://device_ip:8091
    • You will see an API UI like the following:
  2. If you've already checked the input mode and UHD mode is the current active mode for the fgpa, scroll down and click the dropdown for fpga 
  3. Click the dropdown for the amber PUT request to endpoint /v1/fpga/mode

     
  4. Click Try it out
  5. Enter the following in the payload:
    • {
"mode": "Deinterlacing"
}
  6. Click Execute
  7. Scroll down to the blue GET request to endpoint /v1/fpga/mode
  8. Click Execute
  9. Under Responses, check what the response shows. If the request works properly, the mode will show Deinterlacing as shown below:
  10. You may now supply your Max device with interlaced source content and it will be properly deinterlaced on encode. You will be unable to ingest 4K video to the inputs in this mode.

 

Via LiveEdge Cloud API:

For using the LiveEdge Cloud API view the pre-requisites here.

If you've already checked the input mode and UHD mode is the current active mode for the fgpa:

  1. Send Device Command with the following payload:
    • { 
"command": "rest_direct_put",
"data":{
        "mode": "Deinterlacing"
     },
"rest_endpoint": ":8091/v1/fpga/mode"
}
      • Example:
  2. Send Device Command with the following payload:
    • { 
"command": "rest_direct_get", 
"rest_endpoint": ":8091/v1/fpga/mode"
}
  3. Get Device Command Response with the following payload:
    • Example:
  4. Observe the Body of the Response from the request in step #3. If the request works properly, the mode will show Deinterlacing as shown below:
  5. You may now supply your Max device with interlaced source content and it will be properly deinterlaced on encode. You will be unable to ingest 4K video to the inputs in this mode.

 

Enable "UHD" Mode

Via local REST API:

  1. Navigate to port 8091 of the Videon device's local IP address in a web browser:
    • http://device_ip:8091
    • You will see an API UI like the following:
  2. If you've already checked the input mode and Deinterlacing mode is the current active mode for the fgpa, scroll down and click the dropdown for fpga 
  3. Click the dropdown for the amber PUT request to endpoint /v1/fpga/mode

     
  4. Click Try it out
  5. Enter the following in the payload:
    • {
"mode": "UHD"
}
  6. Click Execute
  7. Scroll down to the blue GET request to endpoint /v1/fpga/mode
  8. Click Execute
  9. Under Responses, check what the response shows. If the request works properly, the mode will show UHD as shown below:
  10. You may now supply your Max device with 4K video to the inputs in this mode. Interlaced source content will NOT be deinterlaced in this mode.

 

Via LiveEdge Cloud API:

For using the LiveEdge Cloud API view the pre-requisites here.

If you've already checked the input mode and Deinterlacing mode is the current active mode for the fgpa:

  1. Send Device Command with the following payload:
    • { 
"command": "rest_direct_put",
"data":{
        "mode": "UHD"
     },
"rest_endpoint": ":8091/v1/fpga/mode"
}
      • Example:
  2. Send Device Command with the following payload:
    • { 
"command": "rest_direct_get", 
"rest_endpoint": ":8091/v1/fpga/mode"
}
  3. Get Device Command Response with the following payload:
    • Example:
  4. Observe the Body of the Response from the request in step #3. If the request works properly, the mode will show UHD as shown below:
  5. You may now supply your Max device with 4K video to the inputs in this mode. Interlaced source content will NOT be deinterlaced in this mode.

 

 

LiveEdge Cloud API Pre-requisites:

For using the LiveEdge Cloud API we recommend using an API client such as Postman.

  • You must be an admin of the organization in LiveEdge Cloud that your device is adopted into.
  • You must have a minimum of LiveEdge Cloud Basic access on the device(s) you are working with (see here for more information on the levels of our LiveEdge Cloud Suite)
  • You must configure your Authentication in your API client. See this documentation for more information on setting up your authentication using your personal access token (PAT).
  • You will need the device_guid of the device you wish to work with.

 

 

Need Help?

Reach out to our support team by submitting a ticket if you need help with changing your Max device's input mode. Thank you!

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